This document provides instructions for an activity to recreate the supercontinent Pangaea and support the Continental Drift Theory. Students will cut out and paste continents onto a map to show their positioning in Pangaea. They will then place icons within continents to indicate the locations of mountain ranges, coal deposits, and glacial features found as evidence. The activity aims to describe plate movement and cite evidence like rock and mountain correlations and paleoclimate data that support Continental Drift Theory.

1. NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
ACTIVITY NO. DATE:
DRIFTED SUPERCONTINENT
Learning Competency: Describe the possible causes of plate movement
(S10ES-Ia-j-36.5)
Objective:
1. Recreate a PANGAEA by placing the cut-out continents in a piece of paper with
their position during the late Palaeozoic and early Mesozoic eras.
2. Cite at least two evidences that support Continental Drift Theory.
Materials: Present world map, cut-out continents, glue, scissor
KEY CONCEPT:
In 1912, Alfred Wegener proposed a theory that the continents had once been
joined, and over time had drifted apart. This was the Continental Drift Theory.
He believed that 250 million years ago, there was one huge landmass called
Pangaea, constituting of all landmasses on Earth and surrounded by
water. Can you imagine what would the Map look like then? That is what you
are going to make today.
Procedure:
1. Refer to this present world map as your guide in this activity. Move these
continents closer to each other to recreate Pangaea.
Figure 1
2.) Photocopy and cut out the continents found in the next page. In case photocopier
is available, you can draw it.
3.) Paste the cut-out continents in an A4 bond paper/any paper of its size to form a
Pangaea.

2. FIGURE 2
LEGEND: BLUE - Mesosaurus (freshwater reptile)
ORANGE - Cynognathus (land reptile)
GREEN - Glossopteris (woody,seed-bearing shrub or tree)
BROWN - Lystrosaurus (land reptile)
RUBRICS in scoring
5 – All continents are positioned correctly and are connected
4 - 1-3 continents are positioned incorrectly and are connected
3 – 1-3 continents are positioned incorrectly and some are not connected
2 - 4 continents and up are positioned incorrectly and are connected
1 - 4 continents and up are positioned incorrectly and some are not connected
4. Answer the questions below. (2 pts. Each)
a. Which continent were neighbors before?
b.What does the presence of Mesosaurus, Cynognathus and Lystrosaurus
tells about the initial location and positioning of South America and Africa?
c. If Glossopteris were found in Antarctica, what was the climate of the
continent before?
d. Where do you think was the Philippines located during Pangaea time?
e. Based from this activity, what are the two evidences that you can get to
support Continental Drift Theory.

3. NAME: GRADE & SECTION:
ACTIVITY NO. DATE:
WHERE WAS I?
Learning Competency: Describe the possible causes of plate movement
(S10ES-Ia-j-36.5)
Objectives:
1. Draw icons of mountain ranges, bituminous coal and glacial striations inside the
continents to where they were found.
2. Cite another two evidences that support Continental Drift Theory.
Materials: Scissor, icons of mountain ranges, bituminous coal, glaciers
Procedure:
1.Read the comical skit of Alfred Wegener telling you the evidences that proved his
Continental Drift Theory. Focus on these two evidences “Rock and Mountain
Correlation” and Paleoclimate Data” – glacial striations and bituminous coal.
Note the continents to where these evidences were found.

4. 2.Get the PANGAEA that you recreated from the last activity. Draw icons inside their
respective locations to represent the following evidences or you can use same icons
below.
-mountain ranges
-bituminous coal
-glacial striations
3. What continents did mountains ranges match up?
In what continents can glacial striations be found?
In what continents can bituminous coal be found?
4.With all the evidence provide by Alfred Wegener, would you believe him if you live
in Wegener’s time?
5.If the continents will continue to move, where would the Philippines be 100 million
years from now?
PREPARED BY: DARYL F. CADANILLA
MONKAYO NHS TEACHER